Travis and Richard Dickson, Jalen Collins, Stevan Ridley and Devin Voorhies all say Hi. In 2013 LSU didn't sign a player out of the state of Tx, some said LSU was being knocked out of the state, a&m was doing the knocking. I said, with around 400 kids in the state of Tx, LSU can and will find who they want. Oh, this years verbals, LSU has 3 players from the state of Tx, one each from Ms and OK. LSU will go into any state and recruit. Happens every year.
How many of those played in Mississippi versus being brought up in the Mississippi school system? If you mean a Mississippi High School? Marcus Dupree played/attended high school in Mississippi and was considered by many superior or equivalent to Bo Jackson. If I recall correctly, Jerry Rice didn't qualify, did he? He attended a D2 school? Jerry Rice was born and raised in Crawford, Mississippi, as the son of a brick mason. He developed his hands while working for his father. His speed also helped him excel in football in high school. He enjoyed watching football on television. According to his book "Rice" (written with Michael Silver), the school's principal tracked him down for skipping class,[3] but when he called his name the startled Rice sprinted off running, after seeing him run, the principal decided to let him join the football team or be punished. Jerry decided upon football and the principal told the school's football coach about his speed. The truthfulness of this story has been questioned. College career Jerry Rice attended Mississippi Valley State University from 1980–1984. He became a standout receiver and acquired the nickname "World", because there wasn't a ball in the world he couldn't catch. Marcus Dupree didn't play in the SEC. He was at OU under Switzer. I fail to see the difference. OU was a top flight university then with a superb football program equivalent to Alabama's Crimson Tide at that time. OU remains powerful to this day. Green-Ellis is from New Orleans and the Mannings aren't in the MS school system either. Archie was (I'm showing my old age) As I think about this...Deuce is the only person out of the seven you've mentioned that came through that system. If by "system" you mean played at Ole Miss then Deuce, Eli, & Archie Manning all played there. If you refer to having played CFB in the state of Mississippi? Then add Brett Farve who played at USM.
Mississippi has produced the most outstanding talent in the NFL. Pittsburgh is the only area one could argue that has matched it.
He graduated on time but to get cleared he had to take summer courses and he did one of those classes on LSU's campus.
There is a theory that I first heard from a doctor (an African american doctor) that says basically the following: The greatest athletes come from a few Southern states (mainly LA, MS, AL) because they are descendants of slaves who were bred for their athleticism, endurance, etc. There were slave ports in Mobile, AL and New Orleans, LA. Even the ones that hail from places like Detroit can be traced back only a generation or so to one of these states, usually. This can be a controversial subject, but if you think about it, it makes sense.
This post instantly loses credibility when it lists BenJarvis Green-Ellis and not Walter Fucking Payton. SMH
I am over a half century old. I have followed Louisiana State U athletics since 1958! I played full contact from 1964 on. I fail to see your claim.
If you are mentioning "Mississippi NFL standouts" and you are listing garbage players and players who aren't even from Mississippi, and you fail to list one of the greatest RB's in NFL history, then your list loses credibility with me. If you list "Mississippi NFL Standouts" and your first two aren't Jerry Rice and Walter Payton, then your list is severely flawed. That is just my humble opinion (and I'm sure an opinion that just about everyone reading this agrees with).
